The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-12
4 FORGED TELEGRAM.
VR. OTLEY TELLS THE BO1BD OF
ALDERMEN now IN LOST 4 VOTE


Resolution, but is Defeated The City'-
jurisdiction Extended to the New Reser-
voir Tast Horses still Allowed To Ir"t'
The Board Of Aldermen met in regular
monthly session last night at o'clock,
President Bass in the chair. Ifeseht
Alessrs Crenshaw. Otley, Page, llarwood,
Cmmp Murphy, Chappell, lilll, Dlckih-
son. Snead, Bland, Davis, Baine, ana
Adams -,
When the minutes had been read Mr..
Chappcll offered a resolution obJecting
10 the correctness of so much Of the
record as states that at the last meeting
"a resolution cred by Mr.. Pizzini
I'm the Common Council and sent on 10
the Board of Aldermen was first adopted
and then rccOnsidered, and motion that
the records be corrected.
4 long discussion followed, and the
vote on the motion was 10 s. Ayes
Messrs Bass. Crenshaw, Crump, Otley,
Page, Dickinson llargrOye, and Davis.
N0cs-Mcssrs Bland, Noble, Adams,
Sncad, Chapel, Bahen, Murphy, and
HILL The vote being a tie, the resolu-
ton was rejected.
After the vote was announced MI.
Chappell said he thought il unfair for
Mr. Page and Mr.. Otey to vote on a
record they had nothing TO do with
making MI Otley asked when he had
been dishanchised, and said he would
not be sat upon
MIR. OTLEY EXPLAINS.
Mr. Ouey then rose and said NE would
rynlaiu why he was absent at the last
meeting. lie was called away by tele-
cram which hc had since found To be-
forged. and would give 5000 reward io1
The discovery of the man who had com
miitcd thc forgery.
Mr. OUcy informed the TIMES re-
porter that on the date of the meeting oil
The Board of Aldermen, at which the res
Oluti0n taking the management of the
ucW City liall into the hands of the Com
m0s Council and Aldermen was to be
voted upon he received telegram
nurpO ting TO- De from gentleman
m WASHINGTON with whom he had fire.
Qucut business transactions, request
ing his immediate presence IN That
city. lle at once went on but found
no one waiting him, and on seeing the
gentleman from whom the telegram was
alleged t0 come, and who had just re-
turned tO thc city, be was informed
That tic Telegram was forgery. They
af once endcayorcd to trace the author,
and found that it had been sent from "a
branch office iu some obscure part of
Washington by 0mc person whose exact
description they were unable 90 obtain.
Nr Oloy was known tO De opposed 20 fc-
moving thc control of the new City Hall
from The Committee ON Grounds and
buildings. and this rascally scheme was
CONGO. ted t0 gci him Out of the way ON
nle nirht the subject was voted on Mr.
Olor believes that De is close on the
TRACE. of Ae iorrers of the telegram.
A communication was received from
ihe Mayor iu regard 90 the tieing up of
Capitol street by the Judge of the Hust-
iugs Court 10 was referred TO The City
Attorney.
IW CoIOREp ALMsHOUsE.
The special committee OBJ the colored
alm- house reported in favor of selling the
present site and the erection Of q new
bu.idin1 contiguous to the white Aims
house. and also an ordinance appropriate
ing $1,000 for the purchase OF adjoining
laud Adopted
The special committee ON coroncrs
fee. reported adversely ON the ordinance
passed by the Common Council. The
ordinance was defeated
The following resolutions of the Com
mon Council were passed Granting the
Richmond City Railway right TO make
certain extensions of its tracks instruct
inr the Committee ON Schools TO transfer
to the school Board The Moore street
school building TO extend the police
jurisdiction of the city over the Sol
dicrs' Home. New Reservoir Park,
and streets and grounds adjoining
.with an amendment excepting them
from the ordinance in regard o fast driy-
iner extending hour of closing Second
Market ON Saturday night from 9 to 10
D. clock p. m.
Ihercs0luti0n .nsiructing the City At
tornoy 90 acquire She lot at the corner OF
Cary and Linden for use as a market was
laid on the table until the next meeting.
The Joint resolution directing the pay
ment of the Waite 81 Gutter claim was
passed